India

1.Read 657-661 and 722-723 Outline notes Indian Independence - Make sure you relate events in India to major world events MI: **The establishment of the National Congress Party was the first major step towards challenging British colonization.** MI: **Social conditions like famine and poverty and British economic ploicies convinced many Indians to challenge British control**
 * the Indian nationalist movement held patterns that were later followed by other nations
 * National Congress Party led the Indians to independence
 * it was made up of Western-educated Indians- it formed in 1885 and had a number of high ranking British officials
 * it started off as a way for Indians to express their thoughts to the British government- acted as a way to prevent political protest
 * many Indians were troubled by the growing rate of British racism- they thought it was rooted in their low salaries and limited opportunities
 * large portion of the Indian government's budget went to the large army, British pensions and salaries
 * Indian nationalist leaders tried to focus on Hindu appeals, but Muslims made up one fourth of the Indian population
 * **BG Tilak**, an Indian nationalist leader, thought that since Hindus were the largest group in India, nationalism shuold be based on Hindu appeals- he worked to promote the revival of Hinduism
 * Tilak's removal and repression campaigns against terrorists strengthened the hand of the politicians in the Congress party before the war
 * **Morely-Minto reforms of 1909** provided educated Indians with expanded opportunities to vote for and serve on local and all-India legislative councils
 * **Montagu- Chelmsford reforms of 1919** increased the powers of the Indian legislators and placed much of the provincial administration of India under their control
 * **Rowlatt Act** places restrictions on Indian civil rights like freedom of the press- they started local protests during and after the war
 * **Gandhi** emegred as a new leader who gained support in an all-India campaign against the policies of the colonial overlords- his methods of civil disobedience prevented the British from using the military on the Indians
 * **Quit India Movement 1942-** campaigns of civil disobedience
 * **﻿Muslim League** - as India finds its independence there is a split between between Hindus and Muslims, they are looking for a unifying religion- Muslims weres as badly subjected to British policies as the Hindus were- the league was basically just Muslims living in India, they needed to create a seperate state

2. Complete a leadership analysis of Gandhi

Leader Analysis Sheet
 * Name of Leader: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ||
 * Lifespan: 1869-1948 || Title: Spiritual Leader and Politician/Bapu ||
 * Country/region: India || Years in Power: ||
 * Political, Social, & Economic Conditions Prior to Leaders Gaining Power:
 * British Raj had control over India's government, economy, and society
 * formed a British army made up of Indian people
 * factories were brought to India
 * British industrialized India
 * Indians payed high taxes to British government ||
 * Ideology, Motivation, Goals:
 * believed in nonviolence
 * to get rid of the rule of the British Raj
 * wanted to boycott British taxes ||
 * Significant Actions & events During Term of Power:
 * Used nonviolence
 * got support of boycotting British taxes
 * got Civil Rights for the Indian peoples ||
 * Short-Term effects:
 * couldn't stop the split of Indian subcontinent || Long-Term Effects:
 * Made India an independent nation
 * inspired future speakers relating to nonviolence and boycott
 * such as Martin Luther King Jr. ||

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